The Exhibit of American Negroes
WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS 1900

Introduction • The Georgia Negro • Black Colleges • Black Life and Culture • Black Literature

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Black Colleges

Fisk • Howard • Tuskegee • Hampton • Claflin • Agricultural and Mechanical College • Other Colleges

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Claflin University

Claflin University was founded in 1869 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, by the Methodist Church. Its early curriculum reflected the emphasis on manual and industrial training that was common in many of the historic black colleges at the turn of the century.

Main Building: Claflin University

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